What is the Least Common Multiple of 5337 and 5344?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 5337 and 5344 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5337 and 5344, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5337,5344) = 1
LCM(5337,5344) = ( 5337 × 5344) / 1
LCM(5337,5344) = 28520928 / 1
LCM(5337,5344) = 28520928

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5337 and 5344 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5337 and 5344. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5337 and 5344.

Prime Factorization of 5337

Prime Factorization of 5344

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5337 and 5344.

LCM(5337,5344) = 3² × 593¹ × 2⁵ × 167¹
LCM(5337,5344) = 28520928